as the Official Secrets Act and Schedule 25 in the Police Act which notes that: “Without authority, communicating directly or indirectly, to the press or to the public any matter or thing concerning the Police Force, the communication whereof results in or is reasonably likely to result in any prejudice to the administration, discipline or efficiency of the Police Force”. The Forum is of the view that such a process would be important in so far as it would be able to give identities to the many nameless members of the police who hide behind their police trucks, helmets and high walls after committing serious human rights violations. It would be one of the most powerful ways of demonstrating commitment by the current government to justice and accountability for past abuses. Removal of perpetrators from office What has been couched mostly as the need for security sector reform has largely been understood by the victims of police brutality that have been in touch with the Forum as a call to “uproot the bad apples” from the police. The energy exhibited by many a victim when asked about the fate of police officers found guilty of human rights violations is always the same and very clear – they must be removed from office, at the very least. In those countries where there have been criminal prosecutions and truth-seeking processes in which perpetrators have been named, the removal of alleged perpetrators from public office has usually followed. Exposing the nature and extent of human rights violations frequently reveals a systematic and institutional pattern of gross human rights violations. That undoubtedly assists in the identification and dismantling of those institutions and that might well have the effect of deterring similar occurrences in the future. The quest for the rehabilitation of victims Most victims attended to by the Forum have experienced some of the most horrendous abuses ever experienced through the brutality of the police force and other state security agents. Victims have been left with disabilities - legs and or arms amputated, loss of sight, disfiguring burns, broken limbs, and many other gruesome and permanent injuries. According to the reports from some of the victims, some have injuries that are not visible but have caused serious complications in their lives. For example, one victim narrated to the Forum that he now should take dialysis regularly because his kidneys were damaged from the beatings in police custody. Other victims speak of post-traumatic stress disorders, hallucinations, and generally not being able to function normally, including sexually. While these health problems are not well understood in Zimbabwean and most African cultures, they contribute to the disruption of normal life for many victims of police brutality. In 2006, the Forum noted that most of the victims had reported symptoms of long-term consequences of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) such as depression, somatization disorder and even Brief Reactive Psychosis. The consequences of such disorders are there for everyone to see as social and occupational functioning are frequently affected, with survivors having their social relationship impaired through broken marriages, broken homes, domestic violence, child abuse, visible anger 28 Anti-Impunity Report